The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-13
A STORY or JOHN KENNA.
zcb Vance Not tho Only Senator who Has
Exhibited I'm "A Circus.

A friend OF John Kcnna, tho West Viz
Cinia senator, says that Zob Vance is not
entitled to a patent on campaign speaking
no a circus. Lost fall, so the story goes,
Vance and the circus struck a North Caro-
liza town at tho Same time. The senator
pc"ladcd the Snowman that tho people lad
turned ont 10 hear him spca'; rather than 70
geo tho elephant. "You sce,n said Vance
10 tho Snowman, "I'm something Of q cir
Gus myself" Tho result was "a division Of
timo by which Vance got off his political
rcmarle 20 the crowd in the tent, and the
regular programme followed
"Whcn the question Of removing the
capital from Wheeling 20 Charleston wcs
up says hr kcnna's friond, "wc hod @
red hot canvass. Eenp2 was for Charleston
and he took the stump with Col. Honc.io
Fricr. They made their way from place 10
place up the Kanawa valley, but tho people
didn't respond as they hoped Oac night,
after a particularly hard days work,
Kcnna said: Col. Frier, unless wo can set
up something new VIC arc done for
"'That's what think, said l'ricr, gloom
lily.
"Kcnna set with his feet on tho table md
a Wheeling stoga between his teeth, think
ing All at once he said: Colonel, I've got
it, I noticed to-day boy the paper hat cir
Gus is billed for Huntington on Saturday
and is going through tho state. UcH 20
down There and make al arrangement Sd
travel along with the show and deliver short
speeches under the tent just before the PEP
foTm2ncc. The circus viii bring chose Old
mountain foxes ont OF their holes il anything
will
"'I'm with you, said Col. Fricr
Tho two politicians IGadc a better ur-
raD~cment than they had at fret cc2tcll-
plated The novelty Of the ching strac@ Tie
slOwm1n where he was ot homo. He liZoI
up O programme like this: After tho grand
cntrco and cavalcadc Frier was 70 be intro
duccd and 20 talk ten minutes. The non
Gorlul performing war elephant Iilot was
TO follow, and that act was TO be succeeded
by the beautiful queen Of the flaming zole
i1 hor unparalleled feat of riding an IN
tanned mustang bare backed through q hoop
OF fire. Then Kenna was 20 make his
speech. being presented by the clown. THIS
programme was faithfully carried out The
clowns introduction Of Kcnna was ono Of
the telling points He did it after this fash
ion:
"Iadies and gentlemen, old and young,
without regard TO race color or previous
condition, | am about to introduce to YOU
Mister Ecnner the brag young orator and
coming statesman Of your thriving state.
lie is a self made man. As a plowboy he
plowcd corn on these rugged hills, bare
footed, barohoaded, and, I say it proudly,
in his shirt tail, until be was 1G years OF
ace His hands are rs horny as leather. lie
can strike fire from the flint rock with his
heel His well shaped and intellectual head
doies the hottest rays Of u July sun. His
constitution as torgh as yondcr rhinoceros
in the cage to the left Of the band wagon
lis voice is like the African lions. Ills eye
is piercing as the American eagles. IN his
movements he Is as quick os the mountain
fox and his disposition is as mild as the
DYING swan's Hear him, ladies and gcntle-
men, and bear in mind that the perform
mcs is not yot half over.
Then Eonna would speak Well, h.
continued, wheeling hadn't any show
against such q campaign as that and Charles
ION got the capita"